A couple years ago, Rickey Gates created this project where he ran every single street in San Francisco. It took him 45 days and over 1,300 miles to accomplish this feat. I thought it was a really cool idea, but don’t live in a city. I’m close to a couple towns, but the logistics of…
Escaping a Funk: Part 2
In order to snap myself out of my self-quarantined rut, I’ve started to add a little spice to my life. My first step was to start up an exercise challenge for the month of May: 1,000 pull-ups and 2,000 push-ups. I’m almost a week in now and while I’m a little sore, I’m still on…
Escaping a Funk: Part 1
I’ve been in a funk for a couple weeks now. It’s funny how you never really notice yourself entering one. It kind of sneaks up on you and it’s only after a while that you notice you’ve had a serious case of the Mondays for quite some time. Not like there’s any secret behind how…
What I’ve learned during my ultra career
My last race got me thinking about all of the things that I’ve learned about running ultras. Actually, it got me thinking about all the things I’ve painfully learned over the years, forgotten, and then had to painfully relearn again. Don’t decide to drop between aid stations. Whatever is bothering you can typically be fixed…
Letting Go
I’m supposed to be running 200 miles right now, but like everyone else out there my race got cancelled. Unlike everyone else though the race was only kinda cancelled. The race director moved the race to August about a month ago, however since The Olde 96er is an unsupported run she gave everyone the opportunity…
Training for . . . ?
I’m in a weird limbo right now. My next race is supposed to be the Olde 96er 200 Miler on April 16th. Given the current pandemic situation though, the RD has decided to move it to late August. Since the race format is unsupported though, she’s left open the option of running is solo on…
M-DT Trip Report – Maps 7 & 8
With the cancellation of Hat 50K, I decided on running maps 7 and 8 of the Mason-Dixon Trail as plan B. I am in the middle of section hiking/running the M-DT as prep for a fastest known time attempt at some point in the distant future. My son and I did the last 2 sections…
HAT 50K Cancelled – Time for Plan B
If you want to have any success or longevity in ultrarunning, you better get good at moving on to Plan B. This is the second time a race I’ve signed up for was cancelled (2018 ES 100). I really feel for the race organizers and those runners that had been training specifically for this race…
Naked Bavarian Volunteer Report
Despite being a member of the ultra community for the past 6 years, this is the first volunteer report that I’ve written. It’s the first one because this past weekend was the first time I had ever volunteered at an ultra. My family and I have run an aid station at the Mushroom Cap Half…
Playing Life By My Rules
As of this morning, my running streak has reached 2,749 days. Every day for the last six and a half years I’ve run at least a mile each day. Through rain and snow and freezing cold (or even an unseasonably warm January), I’ve gotten out the door to get my mile in. It’s so routine…